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highplainsdem

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3. Wouldn't that be likely to mean a lot fewer search results, especially of older DU messages?

Reply to dickthegrouch (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2025, 07:05 PM

Feb 2025

The Google site search we have now will sometimes find threads more than 10 years old. I don't know if another search engine would have access to those.

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Is it possible to change the search engine for DU searches [View all] dickthegrouch Feb 2025 OP

Agree Pachamama Feb 2025 #1

Please change it! I suggest DuckDuckGo. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #2

Wouldn't that be likely to mean a lot fewer search results, especially of older DU messages? highplainsdem Feb 2025 #3

site:democraticunderground.com JoseBalow Feb 2025 #4

Thank you but not quite what I was looking for. dickthegrouch Feb 2025 #5

Oh, I thought you wanted an alternative to Google to search just on DU JoseBalow Feb 2025 #6